Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

phases of the moon:"The full moon is given different names, depending on when it appears. For example, "Harvest Moon" is the full moon that appears nearest to the Autumnal Equinox . . . some other full moon names include: January Moon After Yule, Wolf Moon, or Old MoonFebruary Snow Moon or Hunger MoonMarch Sap Moon, Crow Moon, or Lenten MoonApril Grass Moon or Egg MoonMay Milk Moon or Planting MoonJune Rose Moon, Flower Moon, or Strawberry MoonJuly Thunder Moon or Hay MoonAugust Grain Moon or Green Corn MoonSeptember Fruit Moon or Harvest MoonOctober Harvest Moon or Hunter's MoonNovember Hunter's Moon, Frosty Moon, or Beaver MoonDecember Moon Before Yule or Long Night Moon.

Monday, December 19, 2005

i've just started reading a translation of makura no soshi (pillow book) by sei shonagon . . . in the introduction was a new-to-me word: 'zuihitsu' which the author defined as "occasional writings" or "random notes" . . . my google search didn't come up with much more . . . "random jottings" and "a japanese concept similar to weblogs" and "running brush" and "miscellany" . . .